单词 | engraved |
释义 | engraved (once / 1026 pages) adj Something that's engraved has a design carved into its surface. An engraved wedding ring might have the marriage date etched inside it. Many metal objects are engraved, from jewelry to sports trophies, silverware to musical instruments. Engraved items are sometimes purely decorative or works of art, while others are marked so they can be identified. An engraved serial number on a gun or a computer, for example, can be helpful if these items are lost or stolen. The root of engraved is the Old English grafan, "to dig or carve." WORD FAMILYengrave: engraved, engraver, engraves, engraving+/engraver: engravers/engraving: engravings USAGE EXAMPLESIt became their own little phrase and I engraved it onto a charm for them,” she says. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) The three-foot-tall crosses were engraved with the name of a homicide victim. Washington Post(Dec 31, 2016) Each gun was reportedly engraved with the player’s number. Washington Times(Dec 30, 2016) adj cut or impressed into a surface engraved invitations Syn etched, graven, incised, inscribed carved, carven made for or formed by carving (`carven' is archaic or literary) |
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